title: Microwave applications in clinical medicine.
abstract: Over the last fifty years, energy has been applied to various human tissues for both the diagnosis and therapy of numerous diseases. However, in general, the medical community remains uninformed about the many potential applications of this energy source. We review the many areas in which microwave energy has shown clinical utility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lantis
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grabowy
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Schwaitzberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000628:therapy; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011817:Rabbits; D012449:Safety; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing